I'm going on a trek with five friends and we are looking for games to carry. I already own Avalon Resistance and Coup, but we're tired of playing them all the time. We enjoy strategy games like Terra Mystica, Agricola and Castles of Burgundy as well as party games like Codenames, Loveletter and Skulls & roses.

Looking for games that need more strategy and skill. Game length isn't a problem since we expect to have a lot of down time on the trek.

If you split up or if someone sits out then there is a ton more games available to play (5 players doesnt seem to be the best number for traditional card games).

If you are willing to each bring a different colored set of mini poker chips, you can also play No Thanks! and a ton of different varieties of Poker.

And if you are willing to carry a little more weight than a dice setup similar to below with laminated score cards, dry erase markers, and 8 dice (blue, green, red, yellow, purple, orange, and two white) to play:QwixxQwintoRolling AmericaReiner Knizia's DecathlonFarkleYahtzeeI know the last two arent popular but you would already have the dice. I would probably leave the dice cup behind but the felt dice tray isnt too much weight.

Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age + Expansions if you want a dice game. If you can store one whiteboard marker and five laminated sheets, it's even much much smaller. [Aside: I made double-sided laminate sheets that have a scorepad on one side and the player board on the other. Takes less space, but the smudging can be problematic. Using the actual boards and pegs is way more fun.]

+ any game with a standard deck of cards: Oh Hell, Poker, Bridge for the four of you that want to play, etc.

I actually have this entire collection stored in one cloth grab-bag for my wife and I for summer activities (Bean Game, Carc, full board and pegs for Roll, Jaipur, deck). It is slightly smaller than a one-gallon ziploc bag when full, easy to slide in a backpack, various skills and luck components for players, moderate weather concerns).

5 players doesnt seem to be the best number for traditional card games

Sheepshead! The rules are slightly confusing but I learnt it by looking up the rules on line after seeing it recommended on BGG. The rules we use are those on Pagat.com with "called ace" to identify a partner, leasters if no one picks the blind and without any other variants. You could use spare cards or coins for keeping score.